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Venusaur #3

Venusaur #3

Pokemon TCG Classic: Venusaur Deck · #003 · Base · Dec 2023

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$36.98
Expected Value
$-5.69
Net Profit
$0.38
Gem Rate
53.0%
ROI
+1%
Sales / Yr
319

Negative expected value ($-5.69) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $0.38 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$36.98
BGS 10
$164.00
PSA 10
$126.52
CGC 10
$52.36
SGC 10
$43.14
9
$40.50
BGS 9.5
$32.08
8
$29.00
7
$23.00
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0%100%
53.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
97 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 32.0%

Grade Distribution (4,056 total graded)

4,056Total
PSA 102,15453.1%
PSA 91,70842.1%
PSA 81744.3%
PSA 780.2%
Below 790.2%
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